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In the midst of lost souls dwelling in New York City, DJHandzsolo has emerged as a musical genius: DJ, Producer and Audio Engineer. Born and raised in “Southside” Jamaica, Queens, Handzsolo grew up embracing the Hip-Hop culture as a child in the 80’s. As a teenager, he began developing his talents as a DJ and MC. The artist originally known as Darkchild (a/k/a “D.C.”, “The Moonlit Microphone Misfit”) formed a group called Nightshift with his childhood friend V.I.P. As Handzsolo’s reputation as hot DJ spread throughout his area, he started to realize that his talents for music were not just a phase. After doing numerous shows and Open Mic performances, Solo connected with his long time friend and colleague DJ Wise. Wise served as NYC Street Promotions Rep and gave Solo the opportunity to come under his wing to mix and mingle with talent on the Def Jam record label. Solo began to network and learn from other professional deejays, promoters and producers. During his tenure with the Def Jam Street Team, Handzsolo also learned the ropes of marketing, promotions and the mechanics of the music industry from Rob “Love” Leach. Solo promoted Gold and Platinum albums including but not limited to: L.L. COOL J (Phenomenon & G.O.A.T.), JAY-Z (In My Lifetime Vol. 1, Hard Knock Life Vol. 2), REDMAN (Muddy Waters, Doc’s The Name), METHOD MAN (Blackout & Tical 2000), DMX (It’s Dark And Hell Is Hot, Flesh Of My Flesh Blood, And Then There was X), JA RULE (Rule 3:36, Venni Vetti Vecci), EPMD (Back In Business), Def Squad (El Nino), FOXY BROWN (Ill Nana, Chyna Doll ), etc. At the same time he decided to take his deejaying more seriously. Since then he has worked on numerous mixtape volumes such as: Killer Kuts, Can U Feel It?, Tequila Sunrise, Radio Waves, Between the Sheets, Hard-n-Sexy, Rock With Me and Seasonal Darkness. Along with putting out some of the hottest mixtapes on the streets, he also rocked crowds at various New York Tri-State area hot spots: Taj, Spa 88, BK’s, Demeraras (Fusion 215), Wandy’s, Columbus 72, Khrome, Blarney Stone, Avenue Lounge, Tropical Paradise, Retreat, and countless other venues. The DJ game has evolved drastically over the years. Success can be made as an individual but a powerful movement can be achieved with a strong a unit. Understanding this, DJ Wise reached out to his comrade DJ Handzsolo to join him and start a new movement toward success - CHOP SQUAD. Chop Squad Deejayz is a collective of talented deejays with real skills and knows how to move the crowd: scratching, mixing and blending. Chop Squad’s goal is to crush all the fake DJ “button pushers” who have poisoned the music industry by watering down the DJ game. DJ Handzsolo will always stand out from this crowd because of the expertise he brings every time he touches the wheels of steel, sampler or mixing board.